Moisture buildup on embouchure during performance?

[infraRed]

Hi. I'm new to this forum. I'm a beginner flute player with an Eldon student flute. I have been learning for about five months or so now. I cannot take lessons because of my remote location (and the expense) but I have been studying various books written by experts and have been practicing with all the practice books and sheet music that I could find.

Anyway, my first forum question is not very elegant, but I was wondering: does anybody else have this problem?: When I play any composition that is 3+ minutes long, partway through the performance a rather thick pool of moisture begins to build up on the embouchure, as well as at the edges of my mouth. Psychologically, it is rather difficult not to be distracted by this, and at times it even seems to affect the air stream and the sound. (Unless I am just imagining it.) If I try to get rid of the moisture while playing (say, at a breathing mark) the pause created is always too long and disrupts the flow of the music.

[pied_piper]

It's perfectly normal for the flute embouchure plate to develop condensation while playing. It's simple physics: warm, moist breath blown over a colder surface causes condensation to form.

However, if moisture is collecting on the inside of your lips, saliva may be collecting there because you are playing with your head tilted down. Be sure to sit or stand erect and look straight ahead while playing. One common related problem is playing without a proper music stand to hold your music. If you lay the music flat on a table, it forces you to look down and that places the head in a tilted down position. That also closes the throat a bit which impedes airflow and proper breathing while playing.

[Bo]

I have problems when it is hot here because then my face sweats and the flute slips off my mouth. It can be a problem to play on a very hot day...